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  • Two Men Were Hunting In The Jungles Of Africa. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,042 views

    Two men were hunting in the jungles of Africa. Fear and trembling overtook both of them as they saw their first set of lion tracks. One said to the other, “Let’s split up. You find out where he went; and I’ll find our where he came from” Not aware he had been conned, the dummer of the hunters ...read more

  • It Was Said That Socrates Taught For 40 Years, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,687 views

    It was said that Socrates taught for 40 years, Plato for 50, Aristotle for 40, and Jesus for only 3. Yet the influence of Christ’s 3-year ministry infinitely transcends the impact left by the combined 130 years of teaching from these men who were among the greatest philosophers of all antiquity. ...read more

  • Poem: Love For Others By Anonymous

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,111 views

    Poem: Love For Others by Anonymous Lord, let me live from day to day In such a self-forgetful way, That, even when I kneel to pray, My prayer shall be for others. Help me, in all the work I do, Ever to be sincere and true, And know that all I’d do for Thee, Must needs be done for Others. Let “self” ...read more

  • Swedish Hymnist Lina Sandell Berg Served With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,041 views

    Swedish hymnist Lina Sandell Berg served with her father in an evangelistic ministry. As they were traveling by ship, he accidentally fell overboard and drowned. In need of the comfort that only God can supply, she wrote the following words that are still sung by Christians around the world: Day by ...read more

  • In His Book, An Anthropologist On Mars, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,439 views

    In his book, An Anthropologist on Mars, neurologist Oliver Sacks tells about Virgil, a man who had been blind from early childhood. When he was 50, Virgil underwent surgery and was given the gift of sight. But as he and Dr. Sacks found out, having the physical capacity for sight is not the same as ...read more

  • So With This Power And Promise Of Prayer, What's ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007
     | 1,046 views

    So with this power and promise of prayer, what’s gone wrong? Why is the world still in this mess, why is there so much hurt, so much pain, why does the Church seem to be on the back foot, receding not growing? We have the first aid kit, we have the solution. But we don’t use it. Its like having a ...read more

  • William Penn Actually Wrote A Prayer For ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 5, 2007
     | 1,022 views

    William Penn actually wrote a prayer for Philadelphia which today still hangs in Philadelphia’s City Hall: i. An thou, Philadelphia, the Virgin settlement of this province named before thou wert born, what love, what care. What service and what traveil have there been to bring thee forth and ...read more

  • Earlier This Month, President George W. Bush ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 15, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,599 views

    Earlier this month, President George W. Bush granted a pardon to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, sparing him from a 2 ½ year prison term in a CIA leak case. Libby was the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. He was convicted in March of lying to authorities and obstructing the ...read more

  • Basketball Practice Was A Challenge By The Coach ...

    Contributed by Steven Wunderink on Aug 20, 2007
     | 2,648 views

    Basketball practice was a challenge by the coach to turn half-hearted players into whole hearted players. My coach would not be happy unless we had floor burns on our knees. My coach placed a bucket on each end of the court for players to throw up in. We would run until we threw up, drink water and ...read more

  • Bits And Pieces, October, 1991

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Aug 20, 2007
     | 1,657 views

    ILLUSTRATION… Bits and Pieces, October, 1991 A woman’s red station wagon was crushed by an elephant at a circus. The owners of the animal apologized, explaining that the animal, for some reason, simply liked to sit on red cars. In spite of the damage, the woman’s car was still drivable. But on the ...read more

  • Gregory Wiens Writes: One Afternoon While ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 6, 2007
     | 634 views

    Gregory Wiens writes: One afternoon while playing on a wooden picnic table, 4 1/2-year-old Jordon ran a splinter into his finger. Sobbing, he called his father (me) at the office. "I want God to take the splinter out," he said. I told him his mother could remove it very easily. But he wanted ...read more

  • Bat Infestation  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 19, 2007
    based on 12 ratings
     | 3,886 views

    Illus.: “Bat Infestation” Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. “I got so mad,” said one, “I took a shotgun and fired at them. I missed and it made holes in the ceiling. The trustees are still upset with me.” Another pastor ...read more

  • I Have Also Witnessed Another Neighbor Being ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
     | 1,511 views

    I have also witnessed another neighbor being attacked at night in a similar event, but in this case, the robbers couldn’t get into his house for the iron gates were too strong to be broken. And as they were struggling to break open, the police were alerted and came fully armed to shoot at the ...read more

  • E. One Time While Doing Training At Fort Riley, ...

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 22, 2007
     | 728 views

    e. One time while doing training at Fort Riley, I got out of my vehicle. There was no moon light and it was very cloudy. I figured I could find the remainder of my vehicles because I could hear them running. I started walking towards the next vehicle when all four of my vehicles shut off. I ...read more

  • Gcf: After-Thanksgiving Poem  PRO

    Contributed by David Hodgin on Nov 25, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,289 views

    GCF: After-Thanksgiving Poem I ate too much turkey, I ate too much corn, I ate too much pudding and pie. I’m stuffed up with muffins and too much stuffin’ I’m probably going to die. I piled up my plate and I ate and I ate. But I wish I had known when to stop, For I’m so crammed with yams, sauces, ...read more

  • The Story Of Lawyer And A Doctor  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,038 views

    The Story of Lawyer and a Doctor A doctor was being sued for malpractice – the new lawyer on the case was anxious to win his case Question: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? Answer: No. Question: Did you check for blood pressure? Answer: No. Question: Did you ...read more

  • Royalty Receives The Punishment

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,261 views

    Royalty Receives The Punishment Throughout history, royal families have received special treatment. Often they were exempt from keeping the law or receiving punishment or even discipline. But the royal children still needed to know that when they misbehaved they deserved to be punished. When a ...read more

  • Hours Behind The Runner In Front Of Him, The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 4, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,753 views

    "Hours behind the runner in front of him, the last marathoner finally entered the Olympic stadium. By that time, the drama of the day’s events was almost over and most of the spectators had gone home. This athlete’s story, however, was still being played out. Limping into the arena, the ...read more

  • I Asked A Pastor Friend Who Is Native Pastor ...

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
     | 1,498 views

    I asked a pastor friend who is native pastor from India, "What do people in India think about America?" Because many people in the world truly despise us. So I asked him. He said, “People in India think America is heaven on the Earth.” Wow, what an indictment, I thought. They look at us and see ...read more

  • The Whole Concept Of Aiming Has Also Become A ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2008
     | 837 views

    The whole concept of aiming has also become a metaphor for at least a multi-million dollar business about life and business goals and plans. People and companies pay big bucks for help in answering questions such as, ‘What are you aiming at?’ ‘What will give us the most bang for the buck?’ Slogans ...read more

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